Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Betty Adventure
On February 11, 2006, Betty E. and Betty D. went to the XC Ski Touring Center on the Wrightville Rd. in Ashland, Maine for the annual Sam Ouellett memorial ski marathon. Last fall, we decided it would be fun to ski 40km. We were wrong. Noooooooo, we did have a good time, but as the only skiers on "fish scales" we were hit with the reality that we are really, really, really slow. But, we weren't there for a freakin' bib or an "official time." We were there for the joy of being in the outdoors. We skied a 8km loop, went into the warming hut for refreshment and conversation, and then headed back out for the next lap. Yes...we did this 5 times. When we finished our last lap, we came out of the woods to find the parking lot empty, the food gone and our feet sore. Yet, our spirits remained high despite the few "F" bombs we left in the woods. The trails and scenery were great (although we were the only ones going slow enough to notice). But, by the 5th lap, we began mumbling about some of the signs.The "HALFWAY THERE" sign, for example.Halfway where, you might ask? To hell...that's where.
Needless to say, we where happy to see our husbands and have dinner (followed by large amounts of beer). Will we do it again? Likely (even if it is just to aggravate those people who kept asking, "Why are you doing this?" once they saw we were on our own clock).
# posted by Betty @ 1:11 PM 
